RESTORATION APPEAL

The repair of the tower roof and stonework of St. Faith's Church was completed in December 2002 at a cost of £64,747.

St. Nicholas' Chapel, Langstone, needed emergency repairs to the roof in 2002, which cost £9,377.

The total cost of both projects was £74,124. 

The parishioners have been organising various events to raise money (the Flower Festival, 13-15 June 2003 raised £2,130, the Town Fair on 30 August 2003 raised £2,800, the Town Fair on 28 August 2004 raised £3,455, the Town Fair on 27 August 2005 raised £4,180, the Town Fair on 26 August 2006 raised £4,548 , the Town Fair  on 8 September 2007 raised £4,680, the Flower Festival, 27-29 June 2008 raised £1,700, the Town Fair on 6 September 2008 raised £3,883 despite the inclement weather, and the Town Fair on 5 September 2009 raised £4,384.

Although the external work has been completed, parishioners are continuing to organise events to raise money for internal work to the church that must be done, notably the priority items stated in the Quinquennial Report - estimated cost for 2010 is £59,700 - the lighting, the sound system and maintenance of the organ.  In 2009, the Lady Chapel roof was repaired at a cost of £11,000 and Fire Prevention to Church House and the hall cost £10,500.

Any contributions that you can make towards the Restoration Appeal would be very much appreciated.  Please contact the Stewardship Secretary, Alan Hakim on 023 9247 1681 or email: awhakim@boltblue.com.  It should be noted that if you are a taxpayer and you contribute to the Restoration Appeal using Gift Aid, for every pound you give the Restoration Appeal gets an extra 28 pence from the Inland Revenue, helping your donation go further.  Gift Aid allows the Restoration Appeal to reclaim the basic rate of income tax you've paid on the donation.

Sarah Butterfield's Painting of St. Faith's Church

Sarah Butterfield studied art at Ruskin School of Fine Art in Oxford, and has had many successful exhibitions.  She is married to David Willetts, MP for Havant, and they have two children.

Unframed prints are available from Roger Simmons     (telephone: 023 9248 6697) and costs  £30 which goes to the Restoration Appeal

Sarah's work has been described by one critic as being "full of light, colour, hope, innocence and love".  St. Faith's has all these attributes, and as the same critic said, "snap it up; bring sunshine - and a touch of magic - into your home".